Definition
Citizenship is broadly understood as the legal framework determining the rights and duties of individuals within a nation-state. The Arab Human Development Report Research Paper of 2019, which assessed the progress made towards, and the challenges that still persist in relation to, inclusive forms of citizenship in the Arab countries, defines citizenship as “a contested historical process consisting of social relationships, both formal and informal, in complex environments” (Abdellatif et al. 2019: 3). As social relationships are affected by legal, economic, political, and cultural practices that vary from culture to culture, citizenship assumes multiple connotations worldwide and is also constructed around religious beliefs, socioeconomic status, family ties, ethnicity, and gender roles whose different ways of being understood in society can generate hierarchies and marginalize some groups or individuals to the advantage of others.
Introduction
‘Leaving no one behind’ is...
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Abbreviations
- CEDAW:
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- ESCWA:
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
- SDG(s):
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Sustainable Development Goal(s)
- UN:
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The United Nations
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Gissi, A. (2020). Equal Citizenship in the Arab Countries: Towards the Achievement of SDG 5. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_155-1
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